LANCASTER, POglfißY CENTER
Prices GairjuJH&lf Cent
Live broiler prices '"gained
about a half cent at the Lan
caster Poultry Center this
■week.
A total of 18 lots including
118,930 head of broilers sold
at prices of 15.7 to 16.0 for a
sale average of 15.83. The
average last week was 15.30.
A lot of 850 pullets chang-r
cd hands for 23.1, while three
lots and 1,550 roasters brought
24 to 24.6. One lot of 700
leghorn fowl sold for 10.2,
and 2,300 head of heavy fowl
in two lots sold for 17.2 and
17-3.
AH birds offered on the
June 20 auction were sold. The
complete sale offered and sold
124,330 head in 25 lots.
Following is the complete
sale report with lot number,
seller, grower in parenthesis,
amount and breed, age ia
weeks and days, buyer and
price.
CODE: IR-Indian , River,
WMt-Vhite Mountain, C-Cock
erels, P-Pullets, X-Cross, WV
"White Vantress, H-F-Heavy
Fowl, AAV-Arbor Acre Van
tress, Ir-F-Leghorn Fowl.
1. Miller & Bushong (Har
old Glick), 3900 IR, 8-6, John
N. Thomas, 16 0, 2 Same
(Kenneth M Funk), 400
White, 12-3, Daniel K. Good,
24.6; 3. Same, 400 WMtC, 12-
3, Marvin Sweigart, 24.1; 4.
Same (Luther A. Beaver),
11,800 IR, 8-3, Starr Poultry,
15.7, 5. Same, 13,000 IR, 8-3,
Starr Poultry, 15 7.
6. Same (Robert C. Gar- or 3 plan'ts in the hill or to
man), 9000 WVX, 8-3, H. W stand 12 to 15 inches apart in
Lpngacre, Inc, 15.7; 7. Aaron the row, says Robert JFletcher,
B. Beiler, 750 WVC, 12-5, Dan- Penn State extension vegetable
iel K Good, 24 0; 8. Same, specialist. Pinch or cut off
850 WVP, 12-5, Daniel K. plants to be discarded.
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acre or smaller becomes a fun job with er, lawn roller, fertilizer spreader, three
an Allis-Chalmers B-i tractor. Wide 42- plows, cultiyator, harrow, dump cart,
inch rotary mower or the triple gang reel grader "blade,' snow blade, snow thrower,
mower makes light exercise out of the electric generator, hydraulic loader, fork
job because you’re finished before there’s lift. Even a cab and umbrella.,
time to get tired. Put yourself ahead this year. Get a B-l
Many attachments. Buy ’em like a tractor ... a real tractor. Easy terms, too
FROM THE FOLKS WHO MAKE THE BIG TRA CTORS
- Nissley Farm Service Grumelli farm
Washington Boro, Pi, Quurryville, P*.
AllenH^Me**.
Form Equipment
Kew Holljw^,
Goo&, 23 1; 9. J Robert Muss
er, 1030 H-F, 15 mo , Mar
vin'Sweigart, 17 2, 185 Males,
Sweigart & Mellinger, 8.5, 10.
D E Horn & Co. (Richard
Thompson), 7000 IVV, 9-3,
College Hill Poultry, 15 8.
11. Same, 8000 WV, 9-3,
College Hill Poultry, 15 8, 12.
Same, 8000 WV, 9-3, College
Hill Poultry, 15.8, 13. Same
(Claude Rhodes), 2400 WMt,
9-3, Daniel K. Good, 16.0; 14."
Same, 4600 WMt, 9-3, Daniel
K. Good, 15.8; 15. Same (El
vm Kopenhaver)> 10,000 WV,
9-6, Starr Poultry, 15.9.
16. Same (Joseph Myers),'
5000 WV, 9-6, Daniel K. Good,
16.0; 17. Same (Robert God
frey), 5000 WV, 9-6, Daniel
K. Good, 16.0; 18 Same (Gern
Hal deman), 7500 WV, 9-2,
Carl B. Risser, 15 9; 19. Same,
7.500 WV, 9-2, Starr Poultry,
15 8; 20 Same (John Munro),
2400 WMt, 10-0, John N
Thomas, 16.0.
21. Same, 5600 WMt, 10-0,
Daniel K. Good, 15,8; 22 Earl
S. Siegnst, 2355 AAV, 8-5,
Martin Bren die, 16 0, 23.
Aaron Brubaker, 700 L-F, 18
mo , V. J Koser Co Inc., 10 2,
24 Earl Siegnst, 5875 AAV,
8-5, Daniel K Good, 16 0, 25.
J Robert Musser, 1270 H-F,
15 mo , W. C Mellinger &
Son, 17 3.
Thin Vine Crops
Vine crops in the vegetable
garden do best rf thinned to 2
AU/S-CMMAS
L. H. Brubaker u r u . .
Litte, p.. N - G - M ye« & Son
RUccjns, P*,
rv t<
tousch Bros. Equipment
Stevens, Pa.
• Delmarva
Price Steady;
Fair Demand
'Delmarva reported livebioil
ev prices remained compara
tively steady during the 24
hour period ending 10 30 Fri
day morning.
A fair demand took the
moderate auction offerings
with at farm prices ranging
14 9 to 16 for 868,400 head.
Prices and reported purchases
include 480,400 head pur
chased at Thursday’s auction
in Selbyville, Del.
With practically no eastern
shore processing plants operat
ing today, estimated slaughter
for the week end was 701,000
head compared to 715,000
head last week end.
The Delmarva broiler-feed
ratio for the week ending June
14 was down two points from
the previous week at 30.
Broilers during the week aver
aged 14 99 cents a pound and
20 per cent mash cost the
grower $99 63 per ton
Local Hatchery
Opens 2 Plants
The Indian River Poultry
Farms, Oregon Pike, breeder
of broiler cockerels, has set
up two hatching points ,in
Canada in order to give bet
ter service to broiler produc
ers there
The two hatcheries from
which Indian giver cockerels
will be shipped in Canada are
at St Felix de Valois, Quebec,
north of Montreal, and Strat
ford, Ont This w-ill speed de
liveries and result in Indian
River cockerels reaching broil-
L. H. Brubaker
Lancaster, P*.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 22, 1963 —
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, June 17th to Friday,
Mon.
AVHITE
Fey Hywts,
Fey Hywts.
Fey. Med
No 1 Med.
Pullets
32%
31%-32
25-25 Vs
25-25%
21
18
Peewees
BROWN
Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Med.
Pullets
Peewees
32 %
25%
22
18
MIXED
Fey. Hywts.
No 1 Med,
Pullets
31%
25%
21
29-29 Y>
25 V 2 -2G
Standards
Checks
TREND - Market irregular Top large and medium being
absorbed in better shape but selling intei est tree.
Copyrighted 1963 By Ui ncr-Barry Co.
er men in better condition pioduction facilities aie near
than was previously possible Lancaster and at Athens, Ala ,
Indian Rivei has been sell- Hot Springs, Ark , and Tip
ing its products in Canada tor ton, Ind
many years, but this is the
first time that it has had Kill Quackgrass
hatchery facilities available to Don’t wait until a field tin ns
i,t there Orders will continue gieen with quackgrass betoie
to be processed through the going over it again with a held
Lancaster office, however. cultivator, warns George Berg-
The company has six loca- gien, Penn State extension ag
tions where it produces its ronomist. Cultivate often en
birds In addition to the Cana- ough to keep loots fiom get
dian hatching points, the order t lng established.
Tues.
Wed.
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30
24
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30%-31
30
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20
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33
32%
24
20
17
32%
25
22
18
30
24
21
25
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25 Vi
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June 21st
Frl.
Thurs.
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30
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30
23%-24
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20
17
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32%
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33%
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